Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-11-17
sh'p, Martin Oswald, John Lewis, Geo.
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ner Robbins chm, Adam kruel, Archie
Brown, John Monteith, c. @. Van
Buren,.
A communication from Judge Glenn
entson was read by the chair on the
matter of making out jury lists and the
selection ofiurors. The Judge quoted
the law with regard to the matter and
made suggestions applicable To the sub:
ject.
Mr.. Ressrss thought it a very i'm
poftant communication aud said he
thought it should be published
MIR. ARNOLD made the following
motion.
Resolued, That committee of three
be appointed to present to the Board
such rules as shall be proper for
adoption in governing this body.
Mr.. hartley did not favor the motion
thinking the present rules good enough.
Motion put and lost.
Mr.. DAY moved to adjourn.
Before adionrning the chair an
nounced the committee on Sheriff s
salary as follows:
John Macarthur chm. John Monteith,
Herman Grimm.
Motion to adjourn carried.
Adjourned.
Annual REPORT OF Committee ON
POOR AND INSANE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING SEPT. 30TH. 1887.
TO The Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Grant County.
Your committee on care of Poor and
Insane respectfully represent that an
other years experience with the man.
agement of the Insane has but more
clearly shown the value and advantages
Of the present system of management
and the wisdom and sound Judgment
of the State Board of Charities and Re-
form in introducing and the County
Board in adopting it. This like many
other reforms depends for its success to
a large extent, on those having imme-
date control and supervision over them.
We are pleased to say that the facts
warrant US in reporting that our SUPER
intendent and assistant superintendent
have discharged their respective duties
to the entire satisfaction of your COM
mittee and as we believe to the best
interests of Grant county. He ever be-
ing on the alert when present, and when
necessarily absent, leaving In charge in
the person of our assistant superih-
tendent This estimable wife Mrs r. b.
Showalter) one whose governing tact
and executive ability has proven
equal to every emergency. We have
for the last two years, in order to furn-
ish necessary employment for the pa
tients and at the same
time add to our resources
rented an adjoining farm of 80 acres
which in connection with the county
farm and with such substantial i'm
proyements as could be made on the
farm without any cash outlay has bare-
ly given sufficient employment to the
patients. But this we are no longer
able to do for the reason that the land
has been sold to parties who do not
wish to rent, and as experience has
shown that employment is indispensable
for the successful management of the
insane and sound policy would require
that such employment should be made
as remunerative as possible therefore
your committee earnestly calls the
serious attention Of the County Board
to the necessity OF enlarging our county
farm to an extent sufficient so at all
times to furnish employment for all
those whose labor might be made ben
eficial alike to patient and to tax pay
er.
Our contract with r. B. Showalter as
superintendent expiring Jan. 1st, 1887.
Your committee met Dec. 22nd and
further contracted with him for one
year ending Jan. 1st 1888 at the former
salary of 100 dollars per month for SER
vices of himself and wife.
Your committee has at its several
meetings since the last annual report
audited and allowed all accounts for the
Poorhouse and Asylum presented to
them, as follows:
ACCOUNTS AUDITED AND ALLOWED FEB